Hurricane Katrina: Graphic - What Went Wrong The Washington Post produced a timeline tracking Hurricane Katrina's path and listing the federal, state and local responses to the storm before and after it hit the Gulf Coast (updated thru 10/05)

Hurricanes: Travel

December 03, 2007

Uh oh. The Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2007 has ended and you would think the milder season would be cause to rejoice. Yet one hotel owner in Florida is threatening to sue forecaster William Grey "for his gloomy storm prediction" that he claims "have damaged state tourism". A litigious society we surely have become. Read it and weep here.

August 18, 2007

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials on today declared a yellow alert for
Cancun and the Riviera Maya coastline on the Yucatan Peninsula, where
more than 70,000 tourists are estimated to be visiting, and ordered
evacuations from a handful of small outlying islands. Continue at the Houston Chronicle.

June 12, 2007

And here's a great article from MSNBC.com on how to take advantage of the good summer deals in hurricane zones like Florida, the Caribbean, and Mexico while ensuring your travel plans are hurricane-proof.

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